Eight grey-haired and chicken-skinned old ladies pulled Kou Ji, holding something like a ruler, and kept measuring Kou Ji.
Kou Ji was like a human puppet, at their mercy.
After receiving the news, Liu Heng and Cao Yi, who hurried to the Kou Mansion to congratulate him, sat on stools in the house and watched with smiles.
Liu Heng took the initiative to invite Ying and said, "Fourth brother, you will get married in three days. How about I be your best man?"
Cao Yi nodded and said, "Count me in..."
Liu Heng curled his lips and turned to ask Cao Yi, "Aren't we a little too weak as besties?"
Cao Yi pondered and said: "Since there are only two of us as groomsmen in the palace of Xiangkou and Kou, it is indeed a bit weak... How about I go find Pan Su, Li Weixian, and Zhao Yunchu?"
Liu Heng commented: "Pan Su is okay... Li Weixian is doing okay... Zhao Yunchu can just forget it? He is too young and does not need to be beaten."
Kou Ji, who had just finished measuring the size of his arm, asked slightly confused: "Why not hit it?"
Liu Heng smiled and said nothing.
Cao Yi smiled and explained: "When we get married in Bianjing, the woman will not embarrass the groom, but the groomsmen will inevitably be beaten. Especially when entering the boudoir to pick up the bride, the bride's sisters and sisters will beat her with sticks."
After explaining, Cao Yan smiled at Liu Heng and said: "Although Zhao Yunchu has not been beaten, his identity is there. With him in front to help us, we can be beaten less."
Liu Heng's eyes lit up, he patted his thigh and said, "That makes sense... I will send someone to invite the three of them."
"etc……"
Kou Ji threw away the eight old ladies and rushed forward to stop them.
Liu Heng asked: "Fourth brother thinks there are too few people?"
Kou Ji said sincerely: "You two are my best brothers. Just having you two is enough."
Liu Heng looked confused.
Cao Yi laughed loudly.
Liu Heng asked in confusion: "Why are you laughing?"
Cao Yi pointed at Kou Ji and laughed loudly: "He is afraid. He is afraid that if you invite too many people, he will be beaten when we invite him to be the best man."
Kou Ji returned to his original position and let the old ladies continue to measure his body.
He stared at Cao Yi, rolled his eyes and said: "The Xiang family is from a scholarly family, and most of the female relatives in the family are weak. You are rough-skinned and thick-bodied. If you are beaten by them, they will probably give you a beating."
It hurt for two days.
Your martial arts families are different. There are many women among the female family members, and their martial arts skills are not inferior to those of men.
When you get married, if I go to be the best man, won't I be beaten to death by them?"
When Cao Yi heard this, he was a little unhappy. He argued: "Most of the female relatives in my Cao Mansion are well-educated and sensible ladies."
The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched and he said angrily: "Not long ago, the heroine who tore down the gate of the Cao family with bare hands, injured thirteen old soldiers of the Cao family, and clamored to go to Baozhou to find Di Qing,
Aren’t you from Cao Mansion?”
When Cao Yi heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched and said: "It's not your fault... My father and uncle have been hiding the news about Di Qing in Baozhou from several sisters in the house.
You instigated Di Qing to ask my uncle for the old soldiers in the house, and when your sisters discovered it, they made a fuss about going to Baozhou to find Di Qing."
Kou Ji suppressed his laughter and asked, "Who is that heroine of the Cao Mansion, your sister? I really want to see such a fierce female hero."
Cao Yi said disdainfully: "I don't believe you don't know..."
Before Kou Ji could speak, Liu Heng, who was equally curious, shook his head and said, "We really don't know... At that time, my fourth brother and I were busy dealing with government affairs and had no time to pay attention to this matter. When we want to pay attention, you Cao
The government sent people to put an end to the rumors.
My fourth brother and I no longer paid any attention to this matter.
If my fourth brother hadn't mentioned it again, I would have almost forgotten that there was such a thing."
Cao Yi had a dark face, and after looking around at Kou Ji and Liu Heng, he said dejectedly: "My second sister..."
Kou Ji declined the old nanny's suggestion to use a roll of glamorous red cloth as a wedding dress. He stared at Cao Yi with a surprised look on his face and said, "The second girl of the Cao family?"
Liu Heng said with a look of astonishment: "Second girl?"
"I've seen the second girl before. How can a delicate and frail young lady be so powerful?"
Kou Ji said in disbelief.
Cao Yi's face was a little ugly. He didn't want to mention the scandal in the Cao Mansion, but Kou Ji and Liu Heng both asked, so he couldn't hide it anymore.
Cao Yan said frankly: "Second sister is naturally stronger than others, and she is a tyrant in Bianjing City. Many princes and grandsons were beaten to pieces by her. She also earned the nickname "Rouge King" in Bianjing City.
In the end, no one in Bianjing dared to marry her.
When she reached the age of eighteen, no one dared to go to Cao Mansion to propose marriage.
My eldest uncle did not hesitate to lower his family status and use his wealth to finally find someone willing to marry her.
But she rushed to his house and almost beat him to death because she wanted to drag him into a martial arts competition.
Do you still dare to marry her?
My uncle was so angry with her that he died in depression.
After my eldest uncle died, my father and several of my uncles were cruel and locked her up in the house.
This level lasts for eight years.
She hasn't been around Bianjing for eight years, so of course you don't know her reputation.
She looks weak now, but that's because she has been imprisoned for eight years and her temper has been tempered."
After a pause, Cao Yi stared at Kou Ji and complained: "But since you sent Di Qing to your house, she has grown up again. The reason why my uncle let Di Qing study with him for half a year was to throw Di Qing out for training.
It's not so that Di Qing can hide from the other sisters in the house, but it's so that Di Qing can hide from my second sister."
Kou Ji clicked his lips, pondered for a long time, and sighed: "What a strange woman."
Liu Heng nodded fiercely at the side.
Liu Heng said: "If it weren't for your Cao Mansion's disdain for my Liu family's family background, it would be just right for your second sister to marry my brother. With her in charge of my brother, he would not dare to mess around outside."
Cao Yan snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Even if my second sister dares to marry, will your brother dare to marry you? Your brother Liu Congmei was causing trouble in Bianjing City and was bumped into by my second sister. He beat him three times a day and followed him.
Liu Congde, who was messing around behind your brother Liu Congmei, was so frightened that he peed his pants."
Liu Heng looked stunned.
He didn't expect that his two brothers had such a bad past.
Kou Ji pondered: "Such a strange woman is a perfect match for Di Qing."
Kou Ji stared at Cao Yi and asked, "Since your second sister has fallen in love with Di Qing, why didn't your uncle make the decision to betroth your second sister to Di Qing? Is it because your Cao family dislikes Di Qing's background?"
Cao Yi nodded.
After thinking for a while, he shook his head again.
"My father and several of my other uncles feel that Di Qing has a bad background and is not worthy of my second sister. My uncle does not think so. Instead, he feels that Di Qing's future is limitless and my second sister is not worthy of Di Qing."
Kou Ji looked suspicious, "Di Qing doesn't like your second sister?"
Cao Yi smiled bitterly and said: "My second sister is twenty-six this year..."
Kou Ji was stunned at first, then suddenly realized.
The age gap between the second girl of the Cao family and Di Qing is too big.
A total difference of eleven years.
Naturally inappropriate.
Kou Ji said with emotion: "If Di Qing were older, it would be a miracle."
Kou Ji also met the second girl of the Cao family.
Paired with Di Qing, that's more than enough.
Although Di Qing is handsome, he has no other merits except his good looks.
The second girl from the Cao family could surpass Di Qing by many in terms of family background and knowledge.
The second girl of the Cao family is also beautiful.
Although she is not a stunning beauty, she can still be regarded as a beauty.
Judging from the fighting prowess the second girl from the Cao family has shown before, her martial arts skills are even higher than Di Qing's.
Cao Yi stopped at Kou Ji's words and smiled bitterly: "I don't know if it's a romantic fate or not. But I know that it must be a bad fate."
Kou Ji and Liu Heng both looked at Cao Yi with puzzled faces.
Under the gaze of the two of them, Cao Yi said helplessly: "My second sister has never stopped since she found out that Di Qing was in Baozhou. She opened the door of her house that day and was captured by my uncle and imprisoned in Chaizhou.
house.
He was locked up in the woodshed for a few days, and after he came out, he stayed still for a few more days.
The people in the house thought she would stop causing trouble.
Who would have known that she secretly knocked out the doorman and escaped from the house a month ago?"
After a pause, Cao Yan sighed: "I guess we have arrived in Baozhou now..."
Kou Ji and Liu Heng stared in shock.
Without saying a word, Kou Ji threw away the old woman who was taking his measurements and rushed out of the room.
I ran all the way to the study room.
Kou Ji quickly grinded the ink, and when the ink had just melted, he couldn't wait to pick up his pen, swipe his brush quickly, and wrote two big words.
Then he put it into an envelope, sealed it with fire paint, rushed out of the courtyard, found Kou Zhong, and ordered: "Hurry up and send this letter to Di Qing in Baozhou for 800 miles."
Seeing that Kou Ji looked so anxious, Kou Zhong didn't ask any more questions. He took the letter and went to the inn, mobilizing eight hundred miles to rush it.
After Kou Ji sent the letter, he breathed a sigh of relief, grinned, and showed a bright smile.
Cao Yi and Liu Heng chased out at this moment and saw Kou Ji smiling.
Liu Heng asked doubtfully: "Fourth brother, what did you do when you ran out of the room in a hurry just now?"
Kou Ji smiled lightly and said: "It's nothing..."
Without waiting for Cao Yi, Liu Heng continued to ask questions.
Kou Ji continued: "Why don't you two go back to your house to get ready, and then follow me to pick up the bride?"
Cao Yi and Liu Heng were stunned for a moment, then nodded sharply.
…
Three days later.
Amidst the cheerful sound of firecrackers, Kou Ji sat on a tall and docile horse and left Kou's house with a stiff body.
He was wearing a bright red wedding dress and a gauze hat with a big red flower tied on his head. He looked very festive.
Liu Heng and Cao Yi, also dressed in bright red clothes, stood astride horses, one on the left and the other on the right, not far in front of Kou Ji.
On their horses, each had a red bag filled with copper coins.
Behind the three of them, eighty-eight servants of the Kou Mansion were following staggeringly, carrying various boxes sealed with red paper.
Amidst the praises of the officials sent by the Ministry of Rites, Kou Ji rode his horse and led the wedding team slowly to the Xiang Mansion.
The wedding team did not rush to Xiangfu along the shortest road.
Instead, they made a full circle around Bianjing City.
Along the way, Liu Heng and Cao Yi would grab a handful of copper coins from the pockets around their horses' necks and sprinkle them out whenever they met anyone who came forward to congratulate them or ask for rewards.
When they arrived at the lively place, Liu Heng and Cao Yi carried red bags and poured out copper coins.
The copper coins rolled to the ground.
Caused people to loot.
After the people had finished robbing, Liu Heng shouted and asked them, "Don't you say a few auspicious words?"
After the people took the money, their mouths naturally became sweeter, and they shouted all kinds of auspicious words.
Kou Ji on horseback even heard something like, "Blessings are as good as the East China Sea, longevity is as long as the Southern Mountains."
I don’t know if this guy is uneducated or if he does it on purpose.
Kou Ji felt that Liu Heng and Cao Ji's method of spreading money was a bit extravagant.
I wanted to talk to Liu Heng, but he was blocked by Liu Heng.
"Everyone else does this when they get married. If you don't do it, the people will poke you in the back and scold you for being stingy..."
The wedding team arrived at Zhouqiao.
Zhang Cheng led the shopkeepers, stewards, and clerks of Wanxiang Pawn Shop and Wanxiang Building in two long rows.
Behind them were two rows of grain carts and several carts of copper coins.
They all bowed and congratulated Kou Ji.
So he started spreading money and decimeters to the people near Zhouqiao.
Anyone who can climb to the front of the wedding procession and say an auspicious word will receive ten large coins and three kilograms of rice.
The people went crazy instantly.
Kou Ji's wedding party was blocked in front of Zhouqiao for two hours.
Kou Ji asked Liu Heng dumbfounded, "Did you arrange it?"
Liu Heng grinned widely and said: "I arranged it with Zhang Cheng. He will provide the food and I will provide the money. Fourth brother, your marriage will make the people in Bianjing feel happy."
After saying this, Liu Heng approached Kou Ji again and said in a low voice: "This is during the great funeral of the late emperor. No big things are allowed. Otherwise, I will also follow Shi Chong's example and have people use silk cloth to cover the Bian capital city."
Let’s go around and celebrate you.”
"You, you..."
Kou Ji pointed at Liu Heng and said: "You have to understand the principle of keeping wealth hidden... Although we have made some money, we should not be so high-profile and easily remembered."
Liu Heng said nonchalantly: "What's the point? When the Shi family married their daughter before, they asked people in the family to take money and grain and distribute money and rice to the people in Bianjing City, going from house to house, old and young.
Even the beggar outside the city gave him thirty big coins and a pound of meat and wine."
Kou Ji shook his head and said nothing.
The wedding team went around Bianjing City and finally arrived at the gate of Xiang Mansion.
Xiang Fu also behaved very proudly.
Very proud.
From the entrance of Xiang Mansion to the entrance of the alley, there are piles of Xiang Yan's dowry.
There are countless valuable things in it.
How long is the alley at the gate of Xiangfu?
Three hundred feet!
A full three hundred feet!
When Liu Heng sent people to spread money in Zhouqiao, he was still a little proud, but after seeing Xiang Fu's handiwork, his jaw did not drop in shock.
"Isn't it better than the old man? I saw a lot of royal stuff inside, this is amazing!"